Just last month, one of our favorite conservation groups, the Bonefish and Tarpon Trust, announced that former BTT President, Matt Connolly would be stepping down from his position and replaced by life long conservationist, Harold Brewer. We’ve had the pleasure of working with BTT over the years and wanted to thank Mr. Connolly for all…
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The Hoh Bo Spey – Tying Instructions
Today we present you with tying instructions for a pattern that has become a staple wherever steelhead are found, the Hoh Bo Spey, designed by long time Deneki pal and spey casting extraordinaire, Charles St. Pierre. Charles has been stomping around the Pacific Northwest for a long time and lets just say, he knows what…
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Just a Cool Casting Shot
Just a cool casting shot, courtesy of Alaska West guide, Jason Whiting. More Cool Photos From Alaska West Alaska West from Above Alaska Mini Gallery – Different Perspectives Edition Wildlife from Western Alaska
Trout Spey Techniques – The Bobble Dredge
A couple weeks back, we ran a post titled, Active Swinging, where we highlighted some of the techniques we use when spey fishing for trout that go beyond the classic downstream and across swing. However, most of these techniques are limited to slower gradual runs, those most characteristic of a swung fly. As spey anglers, most of…
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Take the Sting out of Stinger Hooks
Articulated and stinger-style flies are all the rage these days, and for good reason, they work! Flies designed with a ‘trailer’ hook offer a number advantages over classic long-shank style hooks. First and foremost, the addition of a trailer hook allows for the use of shorter shanked hooks that are far less likely to lever-out…
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Don’t Forget to Look Up
Today we’re coming at you with a friendly reminder to take your eyes off the water every once in a while. Fly fishing takes us to some pretty incredible places and odds are if you don’t look up from time to time, you’re probably missing out. At BC West, we’re lucky to have the opportunity…
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Strip Setting Keeps You in the Game
If you’re a regular to our humble little blog, you’re probably aware that every once in a while we like to remind our readers that when fishing for bonefish, it’s crucial to set the hook with a long strip set rather than raising the rod. Why do we keep telling you this? Because its really, really important…
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Mr. Hankey – Tying Instructions
We have less than a month before we kick off our Alaska season and that means it won’t be long before we’ll be chucking big, gaudy, mouse patterns for our resident rainbow trout. Mousing is by far our favorite way to target trout in our neck of the woods and one of our go-to patterns…
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Nice Fish, Tom
Rapids Camp Lodge head guide, Tom Provost, with a stud of a bonefish caught during his recent trip to Andros South. Reason number one for keeping your eyes peeled even when the lights go out. Good Work Tom! More on Bonefishing Fighting Bonefish – 5 Tips Bonefishing on Cloudy Days Roll Casting for Bonefish
Airflo Ridge Clear Tip Tropical Fly Line
This past season at Andros South, we spent a lot of time with Airflo’s latest clear tip fly line, the Ridge Clear Tip Tropical line. We really liked it, and today we’re going to tell you why. A Clear Tip That Actually Floats Appropriately named, the Ridge Clear Tip Tropical line is a fully floating fly…
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